CONTENTS.
The Tarots, or the First Cards 11
Chess 21
Engraving 33
Materials 41
Name 49
Classification of Packs of Cards into Suits 55
Cards of Different Countries, viz. : —
China 65
Egypt 69
India 70
Cashmere 74
Persia 77
Italy 80
Germany 83
Spain 88
France 90
England 102
America 112
Japan 131
The King 139
The Queen 151
The Knave 161
Aces and Other Cards 171
Use and Abuse 179
Pips, Suits, and Colours 191
Odds and Ends 201
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PLATE
Persian i
Tarot 2
Tarot 3
Chinese 4
Cashmere. Cards owned by Lockwood de Forest, Esq. 5, 6
Italian Cards showing the Suits of Swords, Maces, Money, and Cups. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 7
German Cards showing the Aces of GrUn, Roth, Schellen, and Herzen. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 8
Remains of the Pack supposed to have been used by Charles VII. of France, date 1425. In the Cabinet des Estampes, Paris, France 9
Elizabeth of York 10
Cards found by Mr. Chatto in a Black-Letter Volume FORMERLY IN THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARY, AT PETERBOROUGH, England. Now in the Print Room of the British Museum 11
Found in an Old Edition of Claudian, Early English 12
Cards on which Invitations were Written. Owned by Mrs. Ten Eyck and Miss Crowninshield. Date 1763 13
Geographical Cards, Owned by Richard H. Derby, Esq., M.D. Date 1795 14
North American Indian Cards, Apache Tribe. Cut out of Deerskin and painted by themselves. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A 15, 16, 17
North American Indian Gambling-Sticks, Haida Tribe, Queen Charlotte Islands. Carved on Cubes of Wood. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. 18,19
North American Indian Gambling-Sticks, Alaska Tribe. Painted on Cubes of Wood. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. 20
Japanese Cards, each one representing a Week in the Year. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 21, 22, 23, 24
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